Roger E. Beck

Roger Eugene Beck, 70, of Mesa, died Dec. 22 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.

He was born in Akron, Colo., and lived in Eltopia and the Basin City areas since 1955.

He was a agricultural entrepreneur and an early developer of Columbia Basin farmland.

Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.

This story was originally published December 27, 2017 at 4:59 PM with the headline "Roger E. Beck."